Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 61552
Health Services
Tabled: 20 June 2025
Answered: 30 June 2025
Question
Steve Darling
Liberal Democrat — Torbay
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to ensure that specialist medical services are accessible outside London.
Answer
Karin SmythSpecialised services are typically delivered on a scale that allows for some concentration of clinical expertise and for the management of relatively small caseloads. As such, it is more likely that some patients may need to travel further to access high-...
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